Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-04-22
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CtHtiy ulauo NdCduI W tue uedtn Vi rev.
w. L. Lynch.
There will be good music in addition
to the lecture at Kearneysville on Tues
day night. Persons going from Shep-
herdstown can avail themselves of hack
accommodations at % cents for round
trip by applying to Rev. B. F. Baus-
mann.
E a crowd of dogs got into the flock Of
sheep belonging to Mr.. James Vanmeter
in the upper end of the county, last
week. and killed sixteen and crippled
two out of total of twenty i'm about
half hour. Fortunately the dogs were
found and killed.
Prof. Woofter, of Shepherd College,
was attacked by couple of "spooks" in
the College Grounds the other night.
The said spooks can obtain the two white
sheets that they left behind them by
calling on Prof. Woofter and paying for
this advertisement.
Near Sissonville, this State. Monday
night, young man named Benjamin
Sissoh while drunk attacked his wife
with Ratchet, and showered blow after
blow upon her until she was almost
chopped to pieces. Sisson was arrested
upon the death Of his wife.
Ua a,a nlaoSaJ RI laorn tbot onr fr;a,1
Judge J. Q. A. Metcalf has again been
elected Mayor Of the thriving city of
Palmyra, Mo. He seems to suit the PEG
pie very we'll, for they elect him term
after term with unfailing regularity.
Judge Metcalf is native of this vicinity.
An exchange very appropriately says:
1.-The man who prefers city weekly to
a home local paper because it has more
readin' i'm it. reminds US of the country
man who picked out the largest pair of
boots in the box because they cost no
more than smaller pair that fitted
him."
English sparrows are being killed of
in Albany at a great rate. Since they
appeared in the market there seventeen
days ago, one dealer has sold l ZOO at 81
cents dozen. A boy shot eighty in
one afternoon. They 60 to make spar
row pie. Has anybody in this section
ever tried sparrow pie?
Isaac Fouke, Esq, an aged resident of
Charlestown, and well known in this
neighboi hood, died last week after 4
brief illness of aprpleXy, in the sgd year
of his age. He was one of the oldest
members of the Jefferson bar and was
lifelong Democrat. He was Il men,
Der of the West Virginia House of Dele
gates of lSS2-s3.
Messrs. G. w and 5. Il. HumrickhouSe
have recently finished and shipped to
Woodbury., Md, an exceedingly hand
some altar for the aew Reformed
Church there. II is OF solid walnut, of
the most beautiful workmanship, aud
the designers of it may well feel proud.
The altar was gift OF Rev. j. e. Bow
man 10 the church.
Don't forget that there will be pub
lie debate in the Firemen's Hall this
Friday evening at half'past seven
o'clock. All are invited and there will
be reserved seats for ladies. The ques-
ton is, Resolved, That intemperance
is Il greater evil than war" The deba-
teIs ale Messrs. G. X. Lewis, Will Ham
mond, II. l.. Hout and Dan Morgan.
Messrs. Eby & Co.. of Charlestown,
through their agent, NJ. G. +. Ryan,
have placed on our office windows sew
eral of the Goodwin locks aud stops,
which for effectiveness and simplicity
beat ANYTHING we have ever seen in that
line. They are as handy as handy can
be. They want live agent in this sec
ton. Write TO them for particulars
Complaint having been made to the
Mayor on account of fast driving, dis
charging firearms, and allowing cows
to run at large, within the corporation
limits. he warns all persons not TO
offend in these three things in the
future. The Town Sergeant has re-
ceived instructions to strictly notice
that the law is regarded.
The peach growers in what is called
.he peach belt along the mountains, near
Smithsburg, Washington county, Md,
are so much encouraged by their success
of last year that they are planting
great many young trees this spring.
Besides this number OF persons not
heretofore engaged in the business Will
nut out small orchards of from four 10
five hundred trees.
Ye editor is greatly indebted to Mr..
w. l.. Arthur for the presen; OF splen-
did rockfish last week. There is nothing
more superb in the fish kingdom than
the rock, and to say that we enjoyed IL
does not half express our appreciation
OF it. Mr.. Arthur's boat arrived lroii
Georgetown on Saturday evening win
a lot of shad and herring, which he has
been selling this week.
The Middletown Register states that
the Sonth Mountain Creamery Compa-
nv. of that place, received during the
month of March last, 81 900 pounds OF
milk, a daily average of 2,2o3 pounds.
The amount of milk is being increased
every day, and the enterprise Is conse-
quently meeting with splendid success.
On Monday last 5000 pounds of milk
were received, on Tuesday, $500, and
on Wednesday 1000.
Mr.. Hunter Shober, a prominent ana
wealthy business man OF wichita,